Franklin County
Franklin County was created in 1811 from Clark, Dearborn, and Jefferson Counties. It is located on the Ohio border in southeast Indiana. The county seat is Brookville. The courthouse experienced a fire in 1852 but no records were lost.
Selected Holdings at the Indiana State Library
The following list is not complete. Further resources may be found by searching the Indiana State Library online catalog.
Print Materials from the Genealogy Division
Court Records
Court Records, Franklin County, 1811-1842
ISLG 977.201 F831ho
Marriage Records
Franklin County Marriage Records, 1811-1852
ISLG 977.201 F831dmWPA Index to Marriage Records, 1850-1920
ISLG 977.201 F831u v. 3-4WPA Index to Supplemental Marriage Transcripts, 1882-1920
ISLG 977.201 F831u v. 5
Vital Records
WPA Index to Birth Records, 1882-1920
ISLG 977.201 F831u v. 1WPA Index to Death Records, 1882-1920
ISLG 977.201 F831u v. 2
Wills and Probates
Franklin County Will Records, 1813-1936
ISLG 977.201 F831sL v. 1-3Surname Index of Franklin County Will Records, 1813-1936
ISLG 977.201 F831sL INDEX
Other Library Materials
- County Records on Microfilm
- Newspapers on Microfilm
- County Histories
- City Directories (There are no Franklin County directories in our collection)
- County Maps
Online Resources
Cemeteries and Obituaries
Immigration
Marriage Records
- Marriages, 1811-1820, 1824-1829
- Pioneer Marriages, 1811-1817
- Pioneer Marriages, 1818-1826
- Pioneer Marriages, 1827-1829
Vital Records
Wills and Probates
Locating Original Records
- Franklin County Clerk of Court: marriage, divorce, and court records
- Franklin County Health Department: birth and death records
For Further Research
- Brookville Library Genealogy and Local History
- Indiana’s Gore - Genealogy Resources
- Whitewater Valley Genealogical Association
GEN SP 9-29-2023